Development of the Swine as a Large Animal Model for Noise Research

This report describes an attempt to develop the swine as a large animal model to be used in research on noise induced hearing loss. Animals were trained to perform in a yes-no signal detection paradigm for heat as a positive reinforcement. Results indicate that the animals can learn this task; howev...

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Main Authors: Ettinger,Michael, Curd,Dennis L, Patterson,James H , Jr
Format: Report
Language:English
Subjects:
ANATOMICAL MODELS
ASS10
HEARING
LABORATORY ANIMALS
LOSSES
NOISE(SOUND)
PE61102A
SWINE
Test Facilities, Equipment and Methods
WU282
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Summary:This report describes an attempt to develop the swine as a large animal model to be used in research on noise induced hearing loss. Animals were trained to perform in a yes-no signal detection paradigm for heat as a positive reinforcement. Results indicate that the animals can learn this task; however, the method failed to produce an audiogram. This was attributed to a failure to induce an adequate motivational level in the subjects.